Mark Walker: “I do want to acknowledge that this country has made great strides in stepping out this bigotry and these racist thugs…”

Over the past 3 months, there has been a consistent effort by Antifa supporters to infiltrate protests to lay siege to Government buildings and target law enforcement.

Maintaining counterterrorism pressure and coordinating with the international community, we need to ensure that these new hotspots do not turn into operational safe havens.

While I share this goal, it is essential that we maintain the ability to deploy counterterrorism capabilities and gather necessary intelligence.

There is no doubt that across the globe there is an uptick in extremist ideology, particularly linked to violent, White supremacy anarchy.